Cigar-lighter.



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j f Mm-H l No. 725,061. PATENTED APR, 14. 1903.

' J. PLEMING.

GI AR LIGHTER.

APPLIQA 0N FILED MAY 27, 1902.

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ClGAR-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming par@ of Letters Patent NO. 725,061, dated April 14, 1903.

Application filed May 27, 1902. Serial No. 109,140. (No model.)

To all whom, t 11i/ty concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES J. FLEMING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elk Garden, in the county of Mineral, State of `West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Lighters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cigarlight-ers, and more particularly to the class of pocket cigarlighters, and it has for its object to provide a simple device of this nature which when not in use may be carried in thepplggind which w i 1lihcli d e a casing` whjgrhwwhen pp epndfwiliautoxnaticallyignilealmnpafhom which the cigar..or cigarettmalblugljed. v"A further object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein the several parts will be compactly arranged, so as to occupy the smallest possible space while securing an efficient operation.

Other objects and advantages of the -invention will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a vertical section through the device with the casing closed. Fig. 2 is a vertical section at right angles to Fig. 1, portions of the structure being shown in elevation.

Referring now to the drawings, the present lighter comprises a casing including a lower portion or body 5 and an upper portion or cover 6, the box being preferably elliptical in cross-section, so as to occupy a minimum of space. The body and cover are connected by means of a spring-hinge 7, which tends to hold the cover or lid in raised position, and the body has a spring-latch 8, which is adapted to engage the lug 9 on the lid to hold the box A or casing closed, the latch being disengaged from the keeper by pressure on the stud 10, which is exposed through a perforation in the body 5. vWhen the stud is pressed, the casing fiies open. v

In the body 5 is the font 11 ol.' alamp, from which projects the burner 12, provided with a wick 13, and on the side of the burner or wick-tube 12 is a hook 14 of refractory metal.

In the lid or cover 6 is arranged a dry battery 15, inclosing which is a covering 16 of soft-iron wires, over which is wound a helix 17 of insulated copper wire to form a sparkcoil, one terminal of the spark-coil being connected to a pole of the batter 15 while the other terminal is connected or soldered fast to the metal of the lid, so that it is electrically connected to the hook 14 through the hinge 7 and the metal of the body and wick-tube. To insure efcient electrical connection between the parts, the helical spring,r 1S of the hinge 7 has its ends soldered to the metal of the body and lid, respectively. Moun the inner face of the lid 6 and insulatedtherefrom is a spring-linger 19, which liesn'ithits. 7o

-`It will't'h'us'be seen that a simple and compact article is provided and one in whiclf1 by pmssinsihetsous-asfaine the-. ont 1 1. b @ingillednithelnhQh -eeslen .sneeuw other hivhlylyqlatiyle f liehi'li'clwill Jae-ig uit'edi-nnthe spark"p roduced. v""In 'prctic'iid'ilicti'd'sif the specific construction shown may be made and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is- 1. Ardevice of the class described, comprising a body and a lid having a spring-hinge connecting them and adapted to hold the lid yieldably in open position, a wick in the body to be ignited, a battery and a spark-coil in the lid and contacts carried by the body and lid respectively and in circuit with the battery and spark-coil, said contacts being disposed forengagement and subsequent disengagement when the lid is moved to open position.

2. A device of the class described comprisroo ing a body containing a lamp including a wick and an electrical contact adjacent to thel wick, a lid having a spring-hinge connecting it with the 'body and adapted to hold the lid yieldably in open position,'aspring-latch forA holding the lid in closed position and having In testimony whereof I afx my signature Y l a. thumb-piece projecting,r from the body, an in presence of two witnesses. 'mb-"'- eleetrical Contact carried by the lid and arl I ranged to engage the rst-named contact and, JAMES J FLEMING' 5 subsequently disengage it when the lid is Witnesses:

raised, and a source of electricity within the EDDIE MOORS,

lid and'with which the contacts are con nected. FR ANH JGNLS. w 

